Raven’s Sypniewski to miss 2008 season due to knee injury

• May
• 12

The Baltimore Raven’s tight end Quinn Sypniewski is to miss the entire 2008 NFL season, one of America’s favorite sporting spectacle every year, due to a serious knee injury that he sustained during the minicamp for the draft players. The tight end was stretchered off the practice field after a collision with linebacker Barnes. The recent surgery that was carried out on Sypniewski made it clear that he would take about 6 to 9 months to fully recover from the serious knee injury. Sypniewski was one of the best offensives for the Ravens last season as he made 34 receptions for 246 yards and also claimed a touchdown.

Manchester United close to winning the Premiership title

• May
• 9

It was a Christiano Ronaldo show once again in the English Premier League as the Manchester United registered a 4 -1 victory over West Ham putting them on the threshold of retaining the Premiership title. Ronaldo scored two out of the four goals of Manchester United and Sir Alex Ferguson was over the moon with this victory. The final match for the United will be at Wigan and Manchester United players will be hoping to claim the 17^th English Premiership title.

The United won the game against West Ham without the services of England striker Wayne Rooney and the manager Alex fielded the same 11 players that won the game against Barcelona in the UEFA Cup semifinals. It was a very easy game for the famed Manchester United side and the soccer showcased by the United boys was top class and the only chink in this game was the red card earned by Lucas Neill.

Kobe gets to be MVP (finally)

• May
• 6

Kobe Bryant has long been considered one of the most well known players in NBA history, and even became a household name all over the world, but he has never had the chance to be named as a greatly valuable player. That changed recently when he won an MVP award for his talents and contributions, especially after guiding the Los Angeles Lakers to victory with one of the most outstanding records in the Western Conference. This Wednesday, Kobe and his teammates will try to defeat Utah in the semifinals, and that will be when he receives his treasured MVP trophy from commish David Stern.

Manchester United in the final of the Champions League

• May
• 2

The Manchester United fans were thrilled to bits to see their team enter the finals of one of the most prestigious tournaments in the sports world, the Champions League, courtesy of an astonishing goal by Paul Scholes. This win will set up an All English Champions league final in Moscow on May 21, as Chelsea is the other team that has qualified for the final. The Barcelona team played some outstanding attacking soccer game, but could not quiet squeeze a goal into the Manchester United’s net.

The coach of the Manchester United team, Sir Alex Ferguson, said that the goal by Scholes was absolutely a fantastic one and praised him as one of the greatest players that the club has ever had. Ferguson said that he did not care about the opponent in the final and was happy that his team has got there. The finals is expected to be a thrilling one and fans from both the sides will be flocking Moscow to watch their favorite stars in action.

NBA Names Byron Scott Coach of the Year 2008

• April
• 28

Byron Scott has one more reason to smile now. Other than the fact that he has led the New Orleans Hornets to a record breaking victory amounting to a grand total of 56 wins, he also won the award given by NBA for Best Coach of the Year 2008. The coveted award was presented to honor the outstanding coach who brought the Hornets unprecedented fame and triumphs throughout the four fruitful seasons with the New Orleans Hornets. He raised the bar of excellence and managed to command a plus-17 increase in wins when compared with results from the previous season. Another reason that brought him the title was the fact that Scott made the Hornets a division champion this year for the first time in the team’s history.

Official sources revealed that after the votes were tallied, the likeable coach gained a landslide victory of 70 first-position votes. Doc Rivers, Boston Celtics’ coach came in second with 23 votes whereas Rick Adelman, the Houston Rockets’ coach garnered 17 votes.

Danica becomes the first woman to win Indy car race

• April
• 26

Danica Patrick raced into the history books of the Indy car as she became the first woman in the entire world to win the race in the history of Indy car on Sunday. Danica made it to the winning position in her 50^th career race start at the Indy Japan 300. Patrick said that she was extremely happy about the race result and was pleased that she finally made it to the number one spot on the podium. She said that she was always looking to win at least a race and is glad to have achieved it in the 50^th race of her career.

The 26 year old racing sports personality said that she was relieved now as she will not be required to answer the repeated question that many people ask her about winning a race. Patrick won the Sunday race with fuel tank strategy and took the lead into the first position from pole starter Helio in the 198^th lap of the 200 lap race.

Superbowl MVP Eli Manning Gets Hitched!

• April
• 21

New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning now has one more reason to be happy about, other than the fact that he is one of the most celebrated quarterbacks in NFL history. He has tied the knot with Abby McGrew, who was his college sweetheart last Saturday. In the simple sunset affair at the One and Only Palmilla resort, strategically located on Mexico’s Baja Peninsula, the couple was seen to be all smiles from beginning to the end. The beautiful ceremony was officially covered by the New York Daily News and The New York Post. Manning and McGrew’s courtship began when they were studying at the University of Mississippi. After dating for several years, Manning finally dropped down on one knee last March during an intimate outing in Hoboken.

The strapping young quarterback has been with the New York Giants since the year 2004 and was recently named this year’s Super Bowl MVP.

Sharapova determined to prove her mettle on clay

• April
• 18

The Russian tennis blonde and the 2008 Australian Open Champion Maria Sharapova is all but positive about playing her favorite sport on the clay court this season. Sharapova has won the Bausch and Lomb clay court championship last week and wants to carry on her rich clay court form into the Family Circle Cup that has kick started on Monday. Sharapova has so far won three Grand Slam titles, but her record at the finals of a clay tournament stands at 0-3 and she made a small correction to the record by winning her first clay court title at the Bausch and Lomb Championships.

Sharapova is very much determined to set things right this season and is looking forward to gain her second clay court tile in successive weeks. Sharapova has played in the Family Circle Cup only once earlier at the tender age of 15, way back in 2003. She is considered to be one of the top favorites to win the championship along with top seeded player and defending champion Jelena Jankovic.

MLB Players of the Week

• April
• 15

Recently on April 15, the MLB Players of the Week were announced. The list includes:

American League
April 14
Raul Ibanez, Seattle, and RHP Brian Bannister, Kansas City
April 7
C A.J. Pierzynski, Chicago

National League
April 14 — OF Matt Holliday, Colorado
April 7 — OF Xavier Nady, Pittsburgh

One of our favorite players at MySportsBlogSite is Raul Ibanez and we are glad that he was chosen as one of the MLB Players of the Week. Ibanez is a 35 year old outfielder from the Seattle Mariners who started playing for the Mariners after being chosen in the 36^th round of the 1992 Free Agent Draft. His roles included being a catcher and outfielder and was selected as an All Star during the 1994 to 1995 MLB season. He spent three seasons as a free agent with the Kansas City Royals before returning to the Seattle Mariners where he experienced his most productive season in the year 2006. He was last known to have finished the outstanding 2007 season with a .291 batting average.

Former Cardinals Lineman Guilty of Drug Charges

• April
• 12

It was reported recently on April 11 that Luis Sharpe, ex-lineman from the NFL Arizona Cardinals have pleaded guilty to four separate drug charges on Friday and may now face up to six years in prison if convicted.

The 47 year old former lineman played for the Cardinals in a cumulative period of 12 years from 1982 to 1994 and was even included in a three-time Pro Bowl selection. Sharpe has been notoriously dogged by drug problems since early 1995 and was even spent time in jail in the year 2000 after a brief drug conviction. He went in again for almost three years in the year 2004 after being found guilty of separate drug charges.

Recently on Friday Sharpe pleaded guilty in Maricopa County Superior Court based on charges and separate arrests for possessing crack cocaine last year. He is awaiting sentence which is expected to happen on May 9 and the judge might sentence him to a total of six years jail inclusive of probation.